Andrew Dasburg

1914

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a man shown in a close-up portrait, displaying his upper body from the chest up. He is facing slightly to the side, with his head turned towards the camera. The man has distinct facial features including a square jawline, high forehead, prominent cheekbones, straight lips, and eyes looking directly at the viewer. His dark and thick hair is styled back neatly. He is wearing a dark suit jacket, a light-colored shirt, and a tie with a visible tie pin. The background is blurred with an indistinct pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 x 18.4 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.6 x 19.7 cm (9 11/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.335

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    31A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    391

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 391.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Andrew Dasburg / 1912 at "291"
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 31 A

Wikidata ID

Q64034847

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Like so many of the American modernists, Andrew Dasburg studied at the Art Students League in New York and spent time in Paris where he saw the work of Cézanne, Picasso, and Matisse. After his return to the United States in 1910 he settled in Woodstock, New York, and with his friend Konrad Cramer began to visit 291. Although Dasburg’s work was included in both the 1913 Armory Show and the 1916 “Forum Exhibition of Modern American Painters,” at the Anderson Galleries, Stieglitz never exhibited it at 291.

For more information about the painting in the background of this photograph, see Key Set number 389.

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